Born in Lansford, she was a daughter of the late William P. and Elizabeth (Rankin) Gardiner.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Panther Valley, Summit Hill.

Surviving are a daughter Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Harry Morse of Edgewater Park, N.J.; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Morgans of Lehighton and Jessie, wife of Cecil Johns of Summit Hill, and three grandchildren.